January 16, 196710:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M.
RCA Studio A, Hollywood"She's So Far Out She's In", "The Girl I Knew Somewhere",
"All Of Your Toys"P: Chip Douglas
E: Dick Bogert, Rich Schmidt
The Monkees were not happy with their second album. They had had no say
in the assembly and release of the album and were becoming increasingly
dissatisfied with Don Kirshner's role as musical director, picking the songs
and not allowing Monkee involvement except for the vocals (with the exception
of Mike's tracks which he wrote and produced). This resulted in The Monkees
being granted 50% then eventually 100% control of their music, including
the instrumental backing. Chip Douglas (formerly of the Modern Folk Quartet
and bass player with The Turtles) was recruited by Mike Nesmith as producer,
and the group had its first session on this day. The group was nearing the
end of its first tour, which no doubt helped them prepare to record in the
studio, and had just played in Cleveland the day before. Nesmith played the
guitar; his friend John London handled the bass; Micky played the drums; Peter
played the bass, acoustic guitar, and harpsichord; and Davy handled maracas
and tambourine. "She's So Far Out She's In", performed on their first tour,
was attempted but not completed. Takes 1 & 2 of the song's backing track
were released on Rhino Handmade's Headquarters Sessions. "The Girl I Knew Somewhere", which had apparently been recorded
by the group during their earliest sessions together before Kirshner was involved,
was rerecorded on this day with Mike handling the lead vocal. Though this
was an excellent version, it would not be released until being placed as
a bonus track on the reissue CD of Headquarters. Segments of takes 1-16, as well as the master backing track
were released on Headquarters Sessions. "All Of Your Toys" was
recorded on this day with Micky singing lead. After a few more sessions, this
would be ready for release, though it would have to wait 20 years! The song
was written by Bill Martin and published by Tickson music, not Screen Gems;
thus, it could not be released at the time. It was originally planned as
the A-side for the third single. The song finally appeared on Missing Links
and also made it onto the Listen To The Band box set (in a slightly
different mix), as a bonus on the CD reissue of Headquarters (in its
original mono mix), and onto the Music Box box set in a remix. A
rehearsal take, segments of takes 1-10, as well as the master backing track
were released on Headquarters Sessions.

January 21, 196711:00 A.M. - 7:00 P.M.
RCA Studio B, New York City"A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You", "Love To Love", "You Can't Tie A Mustang Down", "Gotta
Give It Time", "99 Pounds",
"She Hangs Out"P: Jeff BarryE: Ray Hall
Meanwhile, Kirshner was still supervising Monkees sessions. Neil Diamond
penned "A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You" and "Love To Love". Jeff Barry
wrote "99 Pounds", cowrote "She Hangs Out" with Ellie Greenwich, cowrote
"You Can't Tie A Mustang Down" with Leiber/Stoller, and cowrote "Gotta Give
It Time" with Levine and Leiber/Stoller. "99 Pounds", sung by Davy, was eventually
released on Changes in 1970, and "Love To Love", including a 1969
lead vocal, was released on Monkeemania in Australia in 1979, Monkee
Business in 1982, the box set, and Missing Links 3. Apparently,
the 1986 Rhino vinyl reissue of Changes features an alternate mix of "99
Pounds". It is unknown whether or not any Monkee sang "Gotta Give It Time",
and it has never been released. Davy sang all of the rest, including "You
Can't Tie A Mustang Down" which appeared on Daydream Believer And Other
Hits. In February 1967, Kirshner released the "A Little Bit Me, A Little
Bit You"/"She Hangs Out" single, against the 50% Monkee-control rule. This
resulted in his firing from The Monkees' project. Though the single was
withdrawn, it did reach the consumer level in Canada. Also, Kirshner pressed
a fair number of promotional singles, "My Favorite Monkee" Davy Jones Sings.
In March, "The Girl I Knew Somewhere" became the B-side of the group's third
single. When "A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You" appeared on compilations,
it was in a slightly different mix, in stereo. On this date, the New York
backing tracks, sans Monkee vocals, were recorded, as the group were playing
their famous concert in Phoenix on this night, providing the instrumental
work and all.

Concert - The Coliseum in Phoenix, AZ.

This concert was filmed, and the instrumentals were recorded.
Vocals were later overdubbed onto sections of the concert which were broadcast
on the "Monkees On Tour" episode of the TV series on April 24, 1967. Audio
(not including vocal overdubs) has begun circulating. In this tape, Nesmith can be heard saying, "I hope that dispells
some rumours." directly after their opening song, "Last Train To Clarksville".A small amount of overdub session audio, apparently produced
by Nesmith as heard in before "Last Train To Clarksville" vocals by Micky,
has also been circulating. Micky can also be heard goofing off a bit
in the studio in this audio.

January 22, 19671:00 P.M. - 7:30 P.M.
RCA Studio B, New York City"I Wanna Be Your Puppy Dog", "Love Is On The Way",
"I Didn't Know You Had It In You Sally", "Sugar Man"P: Denny RandellE: Ray Hall
Micky sang "I Didn't Know You Had It In You Sally" which Andrew Sandoval
has stated does exist in the vault with a 1969 vocal, remaining unreleased
to date. It is unknown whether or not vocals were recorded for the other
three. All songs were written by Linzer/Randell, but none were released. It
should be noted that had The Monkees not decided to take control of their
music, the group would have released an album very similar to Changes rather
than Headquarters as their third album! Once again, the backing
tracks only, and not the vocals, were recorded on this day, as the group
played their final concert of their first tour at the Cow Palace in San Francisco,
CA on this day.

Concert - Cow Palace in San Francisco, CA.

January 23, 196710:00 A.M. - 12:00 A.M.
RCA Studio A, Hollywood"All Of Your Toys", "The Girl I Knew Somewhere"P: Chip DouglasFurther work on the two songs.

January 24, 19671:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M.
RCA Studio A, Hollywood"All Of Your Toys", "The Girl I Knew Somewhere"P: Chip DouglasFurther work on the two songs.

January 26, 196711: 00 A.M. - 6:30 P.M.
RCA Studio B, New York City"Poor Little Me", "If I Learned To Play The Violin"",
"Black And Blue", "Eve Of My Sorrow, "The Love You
Got InsideP: Jeff BarryE: Ray Hall
Another Kirshner session, the only song that has been released is "If I
Learned To Play The Violin", sung by Davy and released on Rhino and nu.millenia's
CD-ROM and Rhino/Flashback's Last Train To Clarksville And Other Hits
(unknown if this third Flashback CD was ever released). "Poor Little
Me" was cowritten by Jeff Barry and future bubblegum king Andy Kim. "Violin"
was penned by Levine/Resnick, and "The Love You Got Inside" was cowritten
by Barry, Kim, and Leiber/Stoller. Also, backing tracks for the songs "Black
And Blue" (Neil Diamond with Leiber/Stoller) and "Eve Of My Sorrow" (Barry/Levine/Leiber/Stoller)
were submitted on this day.

January 26, 19678:00 P.M. - 11:00 P.M.
RCA Studio A, Hollywood"All Of Your Toys", "The Girl I Knew Somewhere"P: Chip DouglasFurther work on the two songs.

January 28, 19674:30 P.M. - 7:30 P.M.
RCA Studio B, New York City"Love Is On The Way", "Sugar Man", "I Didn't Know You Had It In You Sally"P: Denny RandellThe Kirshner session involved lead guitar work on these
songs.

January 28, 19672:00 P.M. - 6:00 P.M.
RCA Studio B, Hollywood"All Of Your Toys", "The Girl I Knew Somewhere"P: Chip DouglasFurther work on the two songs.

January 30, 196710:00 A.M. - 12:00 A.M.RCA Victor Studio B, Hollywood"All Of Your Toys", "The Girl I Knew Somewhere"P: Chip Dougla
Further work on the two songs.

January 31, 19672:00 P.M. - 12:00 A.M.RCA Victor Studio B, Hollywood"All Of Your Toys", "The Girl I Knew Somewhere"P: Chip DouglasE: Hank CicaloThese two sessions were necessary to finish up "All Of
Your Toys" and "The Girl I Knew Somewhere". The boys, except for Davy who
first had some work to do in New York, then went on a three-week vacation
with Micky, Mike, and Davy going to England.

February 5, 1967RCA Victor Studio B, New York City"Love To Love", "She Hangs Out", "99 Pounds", "If
I Learned To Play The Violin"P: Jeff BarryE: Ray Hall
Reductions for the songs are made.
February 6, 1967RCA Victor Studio B, New York City"If I Learned To Play The Violin", "A Little Bit
Me, A Little Bit You", "She Hangs Out", "99 Pounds",
P: Jeff BarryE: Ray Hall
Overdubs are made.
February 9, 1967Micky and Mike TV appearance - "The Top of the Pops"
(England).The two Monkees would also appear on "Pop Inn" and be
jurors on "Juke Box Jury".

February 23, 19672:00 P.M. - 10:00 P.M.RCA Victor Studio A, Hollywood"The Girl I Knew Somewhere",
"Sunny Girlfriend"P: Chip DouglasE: Hank Cicalo
Returning from their vacation (except for Davy), The Monkees began the sessions
in earnest for their album. Rather than going in to record vocals onto backing
tracks late at night after filming the TV series, the boys were able to
spend time developing their own music. A new version
of "The Girl I Knew Somewhere" was recorded on this day with Micky singing
lead. Several sessions of overdubs were required before this song would
be ready for release as the B-side of the group's third single. Several
takes and overdub sessions, as well as the master backing track were released
on Headquarters Sessions. Another Nesmith
song, "Sunny Girlfriend", was recorded as well with Nesmith on lead vocals.
The song would make the album. The master backing track, the master
backing track with a scratch vocal, as well as an "acoustic remix" were released
on Headquarters Sessions.
February 1967RCA Victor Studios, Hollywood"Seeger's Theme"P: Chip DouglasPeter recorded an acoustic guitar version of this Peter Seeger song.
This version would be released on Headquarters Sessions, and
Peter would return to the song during the Birds, Bees sessions.
"Can You Dig It"P: Chip Douglas
Peter recorded an acoustic guitar demo of this song titled "Tentatively"
at the time. This demos was released on Headquarter Sessions,
and Peter would later record the song in full

"Nine Times Blue"P: Chip DouglasThis excellent Nesmith composition was demoed at this
time but would not be recorded properly until almost a year later. The
song was written and performed by Michael before The Monkees and was performed
by The Monkees as a trio in 1969 on The Johnny Cash Show. Before
the performance, Micky implied that it would be released on the next album
at the time which would have been The Monkees Present. It was passed
up in the earlier case of Instant Replay as well. Nesmith finally released
a version of it on his debut solo album Magnetic South in 1970 and
continues to perform it in his solo concerts.

"Until It's Time For You To Go"
P: Chip Douglas
Nesmith recorded a "demo" of this song which he had previously recorded
and released immediately prior to becoming a Monkee. Although it seems
highly unlikely that the song was intended for release, Nesmith does perform
the song properly and in full. It was released on Headquarters Sessions.
February 24, 19671:00 P.M. - 7:30P.M.
RCA Victor Studio A, Hollywood"Mr. Webster"P: Chip DouglasE: Hank CicaloThe group recorded a new version of this Boyce/Hart song
at this session with Micky once again on vocals. As Davy's tambourine was
substituted for drums, Micky played rhythm guitar. Mike played the pedal
steel, Peter the piano, and John London the bass. The song made the album,
and the backing track was released on Headquarters Sessions.

February 1967RCA Victor Studios, Hollywood"She'll Be There", "Midnight Train"P: Chip DouglasMicky recorded these acoustic duets with his sister
Coco. The composer of the former is unknown. "Midnight Train" was written
by Micky when he was 16 (he claims). Both songs were released on Missing
Links 3, and Micky recut "Midnight Train" for Changes.

March 2, 19677:00 P.M. - 12:00 A.M.
RCA Victor Studio B, Hollywood"Randy Scouse Git", "Band 6"P: Chip DouglasE: Hank Cicalo
Micky's first composition, "Randy Scouse Git" was
started at this session. Headquarters Sessions features setup for the recording of
"Randy Scouse Git", tracking sessions, an alternate version, the master backing
track, as well as an alternate mix of the master with a tag of Micky and
Peter singing "I Was Born In East Virginia"! The setup for "Randy Scouse
Git" includes a segment of "Cantata & Fugue In
C&W" aka "Six-Sring Improvisation" . Also, Micky, Peter, and Mike attempted to play the Warner Bros.
cartoon theme on drums, guitar, and pedal steel, resulting in the
group-credited "Band 6". Originally, the piece was titled "Band Three",
then retitled "Band 6" to fit the album's original lineup. Both songs
were released on the album. On this night, Davy was at the Grammies.

March 3, 19677:30 P.M. - 12:00 A.M.
RCA Victor Studio B, Hollywood"You Told Me", "Zilch"P: Chip DouglasE: Hank Cicalo
The third Nesmith song on Headquarters, "You Told Me" was started
on this day. Mike handled the guitar and vocal, Micky the drums, Davy the
percussion, Peter the banjo, and Chip the bass. The master backing track as
well as a mix with a rough lead vocal were released on Headquarters Sessions.
Also recorded during this session was the group collaboration "Zilch".
It too was released on the album, and the individual vocals of the four
members were released as separate tracks on Headquarters Sessions.

March 4, 196712:00 P.M. - 1:00 A.M.
RCA Victor Studio C, Hollywood"Randy Scouse Git", "I'll Spend My Life With You"P: Chip DouglasE: Hank Cicalo
A second Boyce/Hart remake, "I'll Spend My Life With You", was started
at this session. It made the album, and the backing track were released on
Headquarters Sessions. Micky played rhythm guitar on "I'll Spend My
Life With You", and Peter played lead guitar. Mike played the pedal steel,
Davy the tambourine, and Chip the bass. Overdubs for "Randy Scouse
Git" were recorded at this session.

March 7, 196712:30 P.M. - 2:00 A.M.
RCA Victor Studio C, Hollywood"Forget That Girl", "Memphis Tennessee", "Twelve-String
Improvisation", "Where Has It All Gone"P: Chip DouglasE: Hank Cicalohip Douglas provided the group with this excellent Davy-sung
composition which would be finished after additional sessions. It made
the album. Also, the song appeared in a heavily reverberated mix on the
TV show; a similar stereo mix made it onto the compilations Hit Factory.
Douglas has told a story that after being presented with demos of very bubblegum
songs including "Sugar, Sugar", the ultimate bubblegum song later recorded
by Don Kirshner's cartoon group, The Archies, he proffered a demo of this
song to Don Kirshner at a meeting but was rejected. A rehearsal,
the master backing track, and backing vocals sessions as well as instrumental
overdub sessions for "Forget That Girl" were released on Headquarters
Sessions. "Where Has It All Gone", a Nesmith composition, was also
attempted on this day, though never completed. Two backing track versions,
as well as informal recordings of "Memphis Tennessee" and "Twelve-String
Improvisation" were released on Headquarters Sessions.

March 9, 196712:30 P.M. - 12:00 A.M.
RCA Victor Studio C, Hollywood"You Told Me", "I'll Spend My Life With You"P: Chip DouglasE: Hank Cicalo"You Told Me" was completed, while "I'll Spend My Life With
You" would require one further session.
March 10, 196712:00 P.M. - 12:00 A.M.
RCA Victor Studio C, Hollywood"I Had A Dream Last Night", "I'll Spend My Life With
You", "Forget That Girl", "Jericho"P: Chip DouglasE: Hank CicaloChip Douglas recorded a demo for his song "I Had A Dream
Last Night", though The Monkees never attempted to record the song themselves.
"I'll Spend My Life With You" underwent mixing and reduction, and
background vocals were recorded for "Forget That Girl". Also recorded on this day was the Micky and Peter mess-about
take of "Jericho"which was included as a bonus on Rhino's Headquarters
CD.
March 11, 196712:00 P.M. - 12:00 A.M.
RCA Victor Studio C, Hollywood"Forget That Girl", "Peter Gunn's Gun", "I Was Born
In East Virginia", "I'll Spend My Life With You"P: Chip DouglasE: Hank CicaloAborted instrumental overdubs are recorded for "Forget That
Girl" and later released on Headquarters Sessions. Micky and
Peter record "I Was Born In East Virginia", a take of which was released
on Headquarters Sessions. As mentioned previsouly, a segment
of this song was added to the end of an early mix of "Randy Scouse Git".
Vocals overdubs were recorded for "Forget That Girl" and "I'll Spend
My Life With You". "Peter Gunn's Gun" is an
instrumental jam based on Henry Mancini's "Peter Gunn" theme song and was
eventually released as a bonus track on Rhino's CD.

March 14, 196712:00 P.M. - ?
RCA Victor Studio C, Hollywood"Pillow Time"P: Chip DouglasE: Hank CicaloThis interesting lullaby written by Micky's mom, Janelle
Scott, and Matt Willis was demoed on this day, though it would not be properly
recorded until sessions for The Monkees Present in 1969. Micky performed
this song during his 1982 Japanese tour and also remade it on his first
solo album, Micky Dolenz Puts You To Sleep, in 1991. A section of
Micky's zither playing on this demo was added as background for the count-in
before "You Told Me", starting off the album. At this session, Micky
also recorded vocal overdubs onto a number of songs (probably Mike's, as
mentioned by Chip Douglas in the "Pillow Time" track). "Pillow Time"
was released as a bonus on Rhino's CD as well as in longer form on Headquarters
Sessions.

March 16, 196712:00 P.M. - 7:00 P.M.
RCA Victor Studio C, Hollywood"Shades Of Gray", "Masking Tape",
"You Just May Be The One"P: Chip DouglasE: Hank Cicalo"Shades Of Gray", a beautiful Mann/Weil song, was recorded
on this day with the exception of the French horn and cello. The song was
released on the album and features the vocals of Davy, Peter, and Micky.
Michael played the guitar and pedal steel on this track. "Masking Tape" exists as a backing tracks only, a composite of
which has been released on Headquarters Sessions.A remake of Nesmith's song was recorded on this day with Mike
on vocals and 12-string guitar, Peter on bass, Micky on drums and backup
vocals, and Davy on tambourine. It would make the
album, and a tracking session composite plus the master backing track would
be released on Headquarters Sessions.

March 17, 196712:30 P.M. - 7:00 P.M.
RCA Victor Studio C, Hollywood"I Can't Get Her Off My Mind", "No Time", "Blues", "Banjo
Jam", "Cripple Creek", "Cantata & Fugue In C&W" ("Six String Improvisation")P: Chip DouglasE: Hank CicaloThe third and final Boyce/Hart remake "I Can't Get Her Off
My Mind" was started on this day, as was the group-penned composition "No
Time". A far superior version to Boyce/Hart's production, Davy sang the
former and Micky sang "No Time". As a "thank you", the boys gave recording
engineer Hank Cicalo the writer's credit on the song. Both songs made the
album, and the royalties from "No Time" enabled Cicalo to purchase a house!
The version of "No Time" on this day included outside musicians and was
not originally released on the album but later released on Headquarters
Sessions. A blues jam, a banjo jam, as well as Peter's favourite
banjo piece "Cripple Creek" were also informally recorded. Incidentally,
Harry Nilsson recorded a piano demo tape (including "Cuddly Toy" and "The
Story Of Rock And Roll") on this day for the group. Apparently, around
this time, "Six String Improvisation" was recorded. The piece had been
captured in part during the setup for "Randy Scouse Git" and would later
be recorded by Nesmith and Red Rhodes (possibly during the And the hits
just keep on comin... sessions) and released as a bonus track on BMG's
Nevada Fighter/Tantamount To Treason Volume One CD.

March 18, 196712:30 P.M. - 2:30 A.M.
RCA Victor Studio C, Hollywood"The Story Of Rock And Roll",
"I'll Spend My Life With You", "Early Morning Blues And Greens", "Two Part
Invention In F Major"P: Chip DouglasE: Hank Cicalo"I'll Spend My Life With You" was finished. "The Story
Of Rock And Roll" was a Harry Nilsson song that was
attempted but not finished. Chip Douglas produced it in a nearly identical
fashion with The Turtles in 1968. A take from this day was released
on Headquarters Sessions. "Early Morning
Blues And Greens", written by Keller/Hilderbrand, was recorded on this
day. Although Davy sings the lead on the released version, the song was
initially attempted with Davy and Peter alternating vocals. A demo of this
song by Jack Keller was previously available on Jordan Kellery's web site.
The backing track of The Monkees' version was released on Headquarters
Sessions. J.S. Bach's "Two Part Invention In F Major" was recorded
by Peter on piano, with the intention of speeding up the playback in order
to sound like a harpsichord. Peter played this piece in Monkees concerts
during the 1990s and 2000s. The session's recording was released on
Headquarters Sessions. Incidentally, the liner notes of that
set misidentify Peter's harpsichord piece in 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee
as being the same pieced when it is in fact C.P.E. Bach's "Solfeggietto".

March 19, 19672:00 P.M. - 11:00 P.M.
RCA Victor Studio C, Hollywood"The Story Of Rock And Roll", "Don't Be Cruel", "Hollywood",
"I Can't Get Her Off My Mind"P: Chip DouglasE: Hank CicaloA second version of "The Story Of Rock And Roll" was attempted, a
take of which has been released on Headquarters Sessions. Mickhy
and Peter informally play "Don't Be Cruel" (released on Headquarters Sessions).
Nesmith informally performs a new composition "Hollywood" during this
session; he would return to it later as a Monkee as well as with The First
National Band. "I Can't Get Her Off My Mind" was completed.

March 23&24, 19671:00 P.M. - 2:30 A.M.RCA Victor Studio C, Hollywood"For Pete's Sake"P: Chip DouglasThis marathon session resulted in the awesome "For Pete's
Sake", cowritten by Tork and Joey Richards and named by Nesmith. Micky
handled the vocal. Peter played lead guitar and Nesmith the organ. An instrumental
version of the song was included in the group's 1997 TV special.

March 1967"I Had A Dream Last Night"During this month, a demo, not involving The Monkees,
was submitted.

February/March 1967RCA Victor Studios, Hollywood

"Fever"P: Chip DouglasThis jam has never been released.

"Just A Game"P: Chip DouglasThis is probably Micky's second song. Although the group
did not complete the recording, Micky would return to the song for release
on Instant Replay.

April 1, 1967Concert - The Arena in Winnipeg, Canada.The Monkees began holding occasional concerts as warm-ups
for their summer UK and US tour. They kept a similar stage show to their
first tour with the substitution of newer songs and played the same instrumental
roles as on the previous tour. Apparently, the group did play "Shades
Of Gray" with Mike on pedal steel. These dates started about a month
after the release of their third single, and songs from Headquarters
were previewed.

April 18, 1967RCA Victor Studio C, Hollywood"Sunny Girlfriend"P: Chip DouglasThe song, and the third album sessions, were finished
on this day. Chip Douglas would undergo extensive editing work to turn
the sessions into an album. This involved much splicing of various takes.
Also, Chip assembled a reel, not to be released, comprising demos, chat,
and jams by the group. A few selections from this reel were released as
bonus tracks by Rhino (mentioned above).

April 1967Peter Tork performance - Troubadour in Hollywood, CA.Sometime this month, Peter Tork performed a 15-minute
set at the Troubadour club (where both he and Nesmith had performed pre-Monkees).
He reportedly performed several songs including "I Wish I Could Shimmy
Like My Sister Kate" and "a Michael Murphy ballad" (perhaps "Do Not Ask
For Love"?).